Candlehead, Come Home!
I got this idea after watching the tear-jerker episode of 'The Real Ghostbusters.' This is a sad story, but don't worry, no sacrifices, no death. Just sadness by being yelled at.
"Surprise! Happy Birthday Taffyta!" All the Sugar Rush racers exclaimed to the strawberry lollipop racer. The 14 racers that were giving the surprise party were hiding in the bushes around Lemonade lake, waiting for the birthday girl.
"HOLY SEGA!" Taffyta cheered, "I-I don't know what to say," Taffyta held her mouth with her white gloved hand.
"You don't have to say anything. Just enjoy it Strawberry Shortcake!" Vanellope slapped her hand on Taffyta's back. The birthday girl smiled and eagerly headed to the main part of the party: The Presents.
"Hey, Happy Birthday Taff!" Rancis called as he danced with Vanellope to 'Jump' by Van Halen.
"Thanks Rancis!" Taffyta replied. She tore apart her presents like a Cheetah would to a gazelle carcass. "*GASP!* An autographed Dale Earnhardt hat?!" She exclaimed and nearly fainted. Once she gathered coherent thoughts, she turned to the person who gave her the present, "thank you so much Crumbelina!" Taffyta hugged the posh racer.
"No problem, I knew you needed something else for your Dale Earnhardt collection," Crumbelina smiled.
"And this one is from me!" Gloyd kissed his girlfriend on the cheek.
"Wow, a new helmet and goggles? Thanks Gloydie, I love them," Taffyta kissed him back.
"I designed and made them myself," Gloyd added to get a little more sugar.
"Then I love them even more now," Taffyta hugged. After all the presents were opened, Vanellope turned off the music and pointed to a clearing.
"And now, introducing the cake!" She declared. Taffyta turned to see Candlehead wheeling in a huge ten foot tall three layer Strawberry frosting cake.
"Wow, did you make that Candles?" Taffyta asked in disbelief.
"I sure did Taffyta, it took me all day to bake my MASTERPIECE!" Candlehead admired her work.
"Well, let's light this sucker!" Swizzle declared and handed Candlehead a lighter. She left for a brief moment to get a ladder and candles.
"Alright, here we go!" Candlehead said as she climbed up the ladder.
"Hey, aren't you afraid of heights Candlehead?" Minty pointed out. The Birthday themed racer froze and looked down.
"Oh Sega! I am!" Candlehead freaked and started to shake.
"Hold on, I'm coming up Candlehead!" Vanellope said to save her friend. However, Candlehead's shaking caused the ladder to slide slightly. The motion of the ladder sliding off to the side put more weight on the cake and knocked it over.
"HEAD'S UP!" Rancis yelled and caught Vanellope who fell. In one swift motion that seemed to last an eternity, the cake fell completely over, right on top of Taffyta.
"Is everyone okay?" Sticky asked as she pulled racers off the ground that were covered in cake frosting. Gloyd went over with a towel to clean up Taffyta, but found a very pissed off girlfriend instead. To this day, Gloyd Orangeboar believed Taffyta's eyes were glowing red with hatred and anger.
"Oh, Taffyta, I'm so sorry! I'm such a klutz!" Candlehead apologized. As she approached Taffyta, the birthday girl stuck her arms out and shoved Candlehead to the ground. "OW!" What was that for?" Candlehead asked as some tears welled up in her eyes from being pushed onto the ground. Everyone was silent as Taffyta wiped the frosting off her face and glared at the girl on the ground.
"Get out of here," was all Taffyta said with so much anger in her voice.
"W-what do you mean?" Candlehead asked, growing more afraid each second.
"I want you to get the hell out right now!" Taffyta yelled. More tears welled up in Candlehead's green eyes.
"W-where do you want me to go?" Candlehead asked as she blinked a few tears out of her eyses.
"I DON'T CARE!" Taffyta yelled as loud as she could, "I don't care where you go, I don't care that you're a klutz and a ditz, and I DON'T CARE THAT WE'RE FRIENDS! GET OUT OF MY LIFE YOU DUMB KLUTZ!" Taffyta unloaded all her hatred on poor Candlehead. All eyes were wide at how much hatred Taffyta just let out. They all turned to Candlehead who was trying her best to fight back tears, but was failing. Then, without making even a whimper, she bolted upright and ran-away, covering her eyes.
"That was a little harsh," Gloyd said to his girlfriend.
(With Candlehead)
The sad birthday themed racer ran into her giant cupcake house and collapsed onto her bed, crying her eyes out. "I-I-I-I don't mean to be a klutz!" She wailed and kicked her feet, "I just w-want to be accepted!" She cried out and buried her face into her pillow. After about an hour of crying her eyes out, Candlehead flopped over with red puffy eyes and looked around her room. Adoring the walls were pictured of herself and her friends, even Taffyta. However, not with anger, but sadness and pain, Candlehead took all the pictures of her and Taffyta down and hid them under her bed. "*Sniff* w-well, if no one wants me here, I better just leave so the game won't b-be destroyed," she sniffled to herself. Candlehead blew the candle out on her hat, took it off and set it on top of her trashcan in her bathroom. Carefully and slowly, she untied her pigtails, letting her hair fall down all the way. "I knew th*sniff*ere was a good reason for this," Candlehead said to herself and pulled out a tube of brunette hair dye. The coolness of the gel made her cry even harder as it hit her palm and she rubbed it into her hair. A good amount of rubbing later, the minty green of her old hair was no longer visible beneath the dark brown of the dye. After washing her hands, she took out special eye drops and changed her eye color to brown as well. "*Sniff* who is Candlehead? My name is Elana, Elana Dech," she cried to her reflection in the mirror. The next thing Candlehead did was change her skirt to a pair of blue jeans. She kept her jacket so she could stay warm, wherever she ended up. But, as she wrote down a note for her 'friends' to read, Candlehead looked down to see the Sugar Rush logo stitched onto her jacket. Without words, she reached down and ripped off the stitching. As she walked away from the only life she knew, the patch slowly fell to the ground.
"Hey Miss, are you alright there?" A voice asked Candlehead as she walked trough Game Central Station. She cursed herself for not stopping her crying, but she turned around to face whoever called out to her.
"Uh yeah, why do you ask Tapper?" She questioned.
"Well, you look a little down. Why don't you come back to my game and we can talk about it, by the way, who are you?" He asked her.
"Candleh-" she started but bit her lip, "Elana, Dech, Elana Dech" she smiled and forced some more tears back.
"Nice name, but do you have a game?" Tapper asked.
"I'd rather not talk about it," Candlehead quickly replied.
"I could use some help in my pub, would you like a job and a place to sleep?" Tapper offered.
"S-sure, that would be nice," Candlehead replied as she took one last look at Sugar Rush.
(Back in Sugar Rush)
"Candlehead, are you okay in there?" Jubileena asked as she knocked on Candlehead's door. When she got no answer, Jubileena turned to Swizzle.
"I got this Jubee," Swizzle assured her as he pulled out a paperclip and picked the lock. "Oh, it was open the whole time," he rubbed the back of his head as the door opened ajar. The two entered Candlehead's house and gasped at what they found.
"Oh no," Jubileena covered her mouth as she found Candlehead's beloved Candlehat in the trash.
"Check this out Jubee," Swizzle exclaimed as he found Candlehead's pigtails cut off and the empty tube of hair dye.
"And look at this," Jubileena said quietly as she found Candlehead's note.
Dear Friends, I'm sorry for everything I have screwed up in the past. I'm sorry for being stupid and making everyone's life miserable. And I'm sorry for ruining Taffyta's Birthday. I'm leaving so everyone can have a better life without me since all I do is mess things up. Please don't waste your time looking for me, by the time you read this, I'll already be gone. -Signed, Candleklutz.
"She can't be serious!" Jubileena exclaimed.
"Jubee, she's really serious about this," Swizzle said, "look what I found on the floor," he retorted. He held up the Sugar Rush logo patch from Candlehead's jacket.
End Chapter 1
So, how is it? Is it good, or does it suck like a straw?